Summer, in the distance

Photographers obsess over the near and far - from the macro details of a flower to pylons stretching as far as the eye can see, reduced to dots in the distance. This week, we've been struck by the latter: never-ending rail tracks in Thailand framed by abandoned concrete, and the bright lights of the Vaco de Gama bridge in Lisbon, careering across the Tagus River. Another theme we've noticed in this week's uploads: ever-increasing sprinkles of summer. Accordingly, we've lead with a stunning shot of a surfer racing toward the waves, and a classic shot of British holidaymakers in Skegness further down the page. Whisper it, but summer is coming ...

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